You stood up from your seat and walked around with your hands in your hair in stress.

"Earth to Y/n?" Jaehee spoke up again.

"The name of the fucking company is YELLOW! FUCKING YELLOW!" You grabbed a couch pillow and threw it against the wall.

"Woah there wonder woman, what'd the pillow ever do to you?" Zen joked trying to calm you down. Which annoyingly, it worked.

"I'm just pissed that there were so many clues and we didn't even notice them!" You walked back to flop on your seat. "Now what the hell are we supposed to do? She's always one step ahead of us."

"I think we should stop beating around the bush. We should go off with what information we have and finish this." Jumin spoke as serious as ever.

"But will that be enough?" Yoosung piped in with a sigh. "She's playing a game and she makes the rules; you try to beat her head on and it'll just backfire." He sounded disheartened as he explained.

"What if Y/n, talks to V?" Jaehee was the one to speak up this time.

"No, out of the question, she's her target right now and we can't risk adding fuel to the fire." Saeyoung was completely against it, he just didn't want you to suffer anymore. "I'll meet up with her and get this-"

"No." You cut him off. "You're not going anywhere near her." You saw the look in Rika's eyes, you knew that this was all some sort of sick game to her, and Saeyoung was one of the game pieces.

"Then I'll go." Everyone turned to look at Yoosung.

"No." Everyone responded in unison.

"I'm going to talk to V, see what he has to say and after that, we'll go with whatever Jumin has planned."

"Y/n, we're not doing this,"

-

"I can't believe we're doing this." Saeyoung let out a huff of annoyance. You let out a giggle seeing him frustrated that you got your way.

"Everythings gonna be fine, there are security and cameras watching and there's a bar door that's gonna separate us. I don't think he can do much to me." You tried to reassure him. He had a tight grip on the steering wheel as he parked the car in front of the building.

"Y/n..."

"I'll be fine, I should be out in about 15 minutes okay?" You leaned over and gave him a peck on the cheek. "See you in a bit." You let the car looking confident as you walked inside but internally,

you were freaking out.

This was the guy that drugged you and decided it would be best to try and kill you after getting captured. Your hand was secured to your side bag as you walked over to the front desk.

"I'm here to see Jihun Kim." Your voice was smooth and clear to your surprise.

"Of course, what is your name?"

"Y/n L/n." You tapped your finger on your leg, nervous as she looked through the records. She gave the keyboard one last click then looked at you with a smile.

"That man over there will show you the way." You discreetly let go of the breath you were holding and said a short 'thank you' before heading over to the security guard.

Your heels echoed through the white hallway as you got closer and closer to your destination, your heart pounding in your chest all the while. The man stopped at a door and took out a key. He unlocked it and let you in first, "If you need anything please don't hesitate in asking." He stated before closing the door.

You then nervously turned towards the bar door and noticed V sitting on his bed, facing the window.

"Saeyoung, or Rika?" He said in a toneless voice.

"Neither." You gave him a short answer. You could see he straightened his posture due to hearing a new voice. Slowly he turned around and when he looked at you, you were stunned to see him giving a genuine smile.

"Y/n." He breathed as he got up and pulled up a chair so he could face you. "I'm...so glad to see you here." His voice was gentle and cautious as if he spoke louder you would end up running away.

"How have you been?" You asked, not knowing how to start the conversation. You didn't really think this though. He took a moment to choose his words wisely, making sure everything he would say from this point on would reach you.

"I've been...doing well, thank you for asking." There was a short pause and you were starting to fidget around with the hem of your jacket, not knowing how to explain why you were there in the first place.

"I'm...sorry." He spoke up, catching your attention. You raised your eyebrows, confused yet intrigued. You didn't say anything, letting him gather his thoughts, you could tell he had more to say. "I'm sorry for the way I treated you in the past, after reflecting on my actions I..." He held his head in his hands looking distraught. "I can't...I can't believe I was that person before, that person that would hurt someone that he cared for..."

"I see being here has helped you." You commented making him look back up at you.

"Being here for more than a year had to help me somehow." He let out a weak laugh, it was rough and dry like he hadn't even let out a chuckle in the longest time.

"Why did you do it?" You asked softly, not wanting to trigger him in any way.

"I just..." He took a moment to think it though. He cast his gaze towards the ground as he spoke. "When I lost Mira, I was devastated, I don't know what came over me. I wanted company, I wanted my friends to be by my side, but I could tell that slowly the RFA was going their separate ways and I didn't want that."

"That's why you created the contract?"

"I didn't want them to leave and I thought that that was the only way..." He let out a sigh somewhat feeling better now that he was finally unloading everything. "And when I saw you..." He looked back up at you with kind eyes, seeing the person that saves him from his misery. "You reminded me what it was like to have a good time and to be happy again. But somehow I transformed that love into an obsession." His brows furrowed from remembering those tough times. "I put you on a pedestal and wanted to be around you constantly, in my eyes, you were the new Mira, you were the one that was going to save me..." He shook his head, trying to get rid of the thoughts.

"You tried your best to cope with Mira's death." You added, trying to make him feel better.

"Yeah, I was but it took a turn for the worst." He looked like he was falling into a depressed state and that was probably the last thing you wanted right now.

"But I'm okay." You interjected. "And you willingly cooperated to better your mental state." You couldn't help but smile seeing him do the same. "And I..." You took a moment before finally saying, "I forgive you V." You could see how his expression changed and he looked so...

Relieved.

He downcast his gaze, preventing you from seeing him shed a few tears.

"You really are something Y/n." He let out a chuckled sigh. "Thank you, I'll keep trying my best." You let him have a moment to wipe away his tears and straighten his posture. "I take it you're also here for something else?" He asked.

"Oh...Um..." Was this really the right time to ask him?

"Please, don't hesitate, what's on your mind? Is it...Rika?" You nodded your head. V combed his fingers through his short hair. "I'm guessing it's the same question Saeyoung asked before?" You nodded once again. "I see. Well, all I can say is that she always double checks, she's very cautious with whatever she does and I can see she's still one step ahead." You let out a frustrated sigh.

"That's it? There's really nothing I can do to go against her?"

"The only thing I know is that she always has friends and acquaintance."

"How does that help?"

"She cares too much about the people that surround her, other than the RFA." You raised an eyebrow. "Which means she always tries her best to keep unrelated people out of her plans."

"Mam, I'm sorry but your visiting time is up." The security guard said after he opened the door.

"Oh, alright..." You looked back at V apologetically.

"Don't worry, maybe we can chat some other time..." You gave him a sad smile.

"I'm glad to see you're getting better, keep up the good work." You gave him a thumbs up and headed for the door. "See you around."

"I'll be here." He let out a short laugh. And with that you walked out, saying a thank you to the desk lady as you exited the building. You walked over to the parking lot and opened the passenger car door to get in.

"So? How did it go?"

"She does have a weak point."

~ Celestial-Red & MMSpaMEM ~